try (if you are using vfp6) append from (filename) TYPE DELIMITED. It worked for me just now.
>Hi Beth
>
>Yep. Tried that. Didn't work.
>
>Thanks!
>>Hi, Mike,
>> Do you have set century on?
>>>Hi all
>>>
>>>Given a text file with 11/12/1987 and a dbf with a single date field, APPEND FROM results in 11/12/19 in the date field.
>>>
>>>What must I do to have APPEND FROM import that date correctly?